Bird AlbumSri Lanka · Matara District
Browns Hill, Matara
101 species and 15,247 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January and April, with up to 63 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
House CrowCorvus splendens
White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kirala Kele, Central area5 km135 species
- Matara – Kirala Kele Sanctuary6 km208 species
- Kirala Kele Paddyfields6 km126 species
- Nilwala Wetland, Palatuwa6 km101 species
- Kamburupitiya16 km113 species
- Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary45 km204 species
All 101 species recorded here
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Red-backed Flameback Dinopium psarodes
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
- Sri Lanka Swallow Cecropis hyperythra
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Crimson-fronted Barbet Psilopogon rubricapillus
- Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Browns Hill, Matara?
October–January and April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 63 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Browns Hill, Matara?
101 species, from 15,247 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Browns Hill, Matara in November?
The most recorded in November: Purple-rumped Sunbird, Red-vented Bulbul, Common Tailorbird, Indian Peafowl and Common Myna.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.